The proceeds from reycling those phones go toward prepaid phone cards and services for our deployed service members.

Here are some interesting facts about this great organization:

Since 2004, Cell Phones For Soldier:

– Provided more than 213 million minutes of free talk time
– Provided more than 3 million calling cards
– Mails approximately 3,000 calling cards a week
– Prevented more than 11.6 million phones from ending up in landfills
– Since July 2012, Helping Heroes Home has assisted more than 2,700 veterans with emergency funds

In this day and age, identity theft is becoming a multi-billion dollar problem. Protect yourself in two ways at Pak Mail Anderson Mill:

1. Use our confidential shredding service to safely and securely dispose of your old, unneeded paperwork. All documents are stored in a locked bin until being shredded on-site for ultimate security.

Only $1.00 per pound for peace of mind!!

2. Rent a private mailbox from us. You get a physical address, so you can order merchandise online. We will sign for your packages and hold them for you. And by having them come here, you don’t run the risk of them getting wet or stolen on your front porch. As an added bonus, you won’t have to worry about having your mail – and identity – stolen.

This week we crated and shipped 500 lbs of Corian countertops for the University of Texas, shipped 170 lbs. of speakers and accessories to Inchon, South Korea, and facilitated the packing and shipping of some furniture from FL to one of our customers here in Austin.

We also shipped a display booth to a trade show in CA, some clothes, puzzles, and games to Indonesia, and, of course, our normal everyday packages and envelopes all around the country. We even did an on-site notary for a customer in the hospital.

So – what can we do for you? Just let us know – we’re here to serve you!

With a private mailbox at Pak Mail Anderson Mill, you won’t have to worry about the security of your mail or packages. Protect yourself from identity theft.

From Fox News on May 22, 2014:

House committee approves bill that would end door-to-door mail for 15 million people

A House committee has approved a proposal that would end door-to-door mail delivery for millions of Americans in favor of communal or curbside boxes.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the measure on an 18-13 party-line vote Wednesday. The bill would direct the U.S. Postal Service to convert 15 million addresses over the next decade to the less costly, but also less convenient delivery method.

Democrats objected to the plan, and efforts in recent years to win its adoption have failed.

“I think it’s a lousy idea,” Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., told the Associated Press. Other lawmakers said it wouldn’t work in urban areas where there’s no place on city streets to put banks of “cluster boxes” with separate compartments for each address. People with disabilities who have difficulty leaving their homes could get waivers, and people who still want delivery to their door could pay extra for it — something Lynch derided as “a delivery tax.”

The committee’s chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., acknowledged that the measure is far from the comprehensive overhaul most officials agree is needed to solve the postal service’s financial problems, but said it “provides an interim opportunity to achieve some significant cost savings.”

Converting to communal or curbside delivery would save $2 billion annually, Issa said, quoting from estimates that door delivery costs $380 annually per address compared with $240 for curbside and $170 for centralized methods. He said less than 1 percent of all addresses nationwide would undergo a delivery change annually and that communal boxes offer a safe, locked location for packages, doing away with the need for carriers to leave packages on porches, making them subject to theft and bad weather.

The Postal Service reported a $1.9 billion loss for the first three months this year despite continued cost-cutting, a 2.3 percent rise in operating revenue and increased employee productivity. Package business has risen but the service continues to struggle with inflationary cost increases and a continued decline in first-class mailing as people move to the Internet for letter writing and bill paying.

Postal officials have asked repeatedly for comprehensive legislation giving them more control over personnel and benefit costs and more flexibility in pricing and products. Though various legislative proposals have been advanced, Congress has not been able to agree on a bill with broad changes.

“Lawmakers should fix what they broke, not break what’s working,” National Association of Letter Carriers President Fredric Rolando said, referring to a 2006 law that requires the Postal Service to prefund its retiree health benefits. Meeting that requirement accounts for the bulk of the postal service’s red ink. He said the Oversight Committee’s bill is “irresponsible … bad for the American public, bad for businesses, bad for the economy and bad for the U.S. Postal Service.”

The Postal Service has been moving to more centralized delivery for some new addresses but hasn’t done much to convert existing addresses, Issa said.

Pak Mail Anderson Mill has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013.

“We strive to provide the best product and the best service at a reasonable price to the customers in our area,” said Joel Altsman, owner of Pak Mail Anderson Mill. “It’s an honor to be recognized as among the best by an organization as prestigious as Angie’s List.”

“Only about 5 percent of the companies Pak Mail Anderson Mill competes with in Austin are able to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a mark of consistently great customer service.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2013 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade; the company must be in good standing with Angie’s List, have a fully complete profile, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality. Members can find the 2013 Super Service Award logo next to company names in search results on AngiesList.com.

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Angie’s List helps consumers have happy transactions with local service professionals in more than 720 categories of service, ranging from home improvement to healthcare. More than 2 million paid households use Angie’s List to gain access to local ratings, exclusive discounts, the Angie’s List Magazine and the Angie’s List complaint resolution service.

Pak Mail Anderson Mill, opened in 2003, is part of a 400 store franchise operating in the U.S., Japan, and Mexico. Pak Mail offers the best in packing, shipping, crating, and freighting services.

We had our Pak Mail Convention last week in Atlanta. It was a great time of meeting new people, reconnecting with old friends, absorbing fantastic content, and interacting with important vendors.

Each Convention has a time of handing out awards. I was totally blown away with an award I won. It’s the Pak Mail’s MVP award. The big deal is that it’s sanctioned by the International Franchise Association (IFA) as their Distinguished Achievement Award “in recognition of outstanding individual performance and for contributions that have enhanced franchising’s distinguished place in a free economy.”

As one of franchising’s highest awards, it’s also known as the “Frannie” and can only be won once. What an honor it was to be recognized for our commitment to providing the best customer experience in the packing and shipping business.

On this day, we honor our military and thank them for the sacrifices and commitments they have made to protect our freedoms.

Here at Pak Mail Anderson Mill we’d like to say thank you as well. If you’re an active duty member of the military or a vet, just stop by today, show us your military ID, and your UPS, FedEx, LSO, and DHL shipping is 15% OFF!

And don’t forget – our deployed military has to pay for phone calls home. We have partnered with Cell Phones for Soldiers to help alleviate this burden. Bring us your old cell phones and we’ll get them to this wonderful organization. They use the proceeds from recycling the phones to provide free 60 minute phone cards to our deployed military. We include one in every APO/FPO package we ship out.

Pak Mail Anderson Mill is a full service packing and shipping store as well as a custom crating and freight shipping company. We are located in Austin and proudly serve Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugervlle, and all surrounding areas. Request a Free Online Estimate or call us at 512-249-SHIP (7447).